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\v 1 When it snows in the summer, or when it rains in the harvest,
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\q2 that is what is it like when a fool gets honor—
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\q2 honor for him comes at the wrong time, and the wrong place.
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\v 2 A sparrow flies here and there flittering around, and a swallow darts back and forth when it flies,
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\q2 that is like someone speaking a curse against you—but it cannot land on you.
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\v 3 A horse needs a whip to make it move, and a donkey must have a bridle in its mouth, or it will not carry its load.
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\q2 In the same way, a fool needs someone to beat him on his back to get him to do anything.
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\v 4 Do not reply to a fool when he is trying to draw you into his foolishness,
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\q2 or you will be just as much a fool as he is.
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\v 5 Give a fool an answer that will be just as foolish as his question,
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\q2 and that may open his eyes so he can see that he is not as wise as he thinks.
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\v 6 If you entrust an important message to be delivered by a fool,
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\q2 that would as foolish as cutting of your own feet, and then taking a drink of poison.
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\v 7 A lame man cannot use his legs; they hang down and are useless,
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\q2 as useless as when fools are reciting proverbs to one another that they do not understand..
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\v 8 When you tie a stone into a sling so it cannot be thrown,
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\q2 that is like one who gives honor to a fool,
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\q2 for no matter how much you praise him,
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\q2 it will never do him any good.
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\v 9 When a drunk man picks up a bush full of thorns
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\q2 and starts to swing it around at people,
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\q2 that is as helpful as a fool reciting proverbs,
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\q2 people stand back and try to get away from him.
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\v 10 An archer who aims and shoots arrows at people standing around him,
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\q2 is as dangerous as one who hires a fool
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\q2 or he takes so little care that he hires the next person who comes along.
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\v 11 When you see a dog return to his vomit,
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\q2 that is just like a fool who does the same foolish thing over and over again.
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\v 12 Do you know someone who has this idea about himself—
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\q2 he thinks he is a very wise person?
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\q2 It is easier to teach a fool than him.
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\v 13 The lazy person has many reasons for not working—
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\q2 you might hear him say, "But there is a lion in the street!"
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\q2 or "Oh, there is a lion in the market!"
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\v 14 When you see a door swing back and forth on it hinges,
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\q2 that is just like one who is lazy, when he is lying on his bed, turning back and forth.
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\v 15 One who is lazy might reach down with his hand to get some food,
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\q2 but he does not have the energy to put the food into his mouth.
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\v 16 The one who is lazy considers himself to be very wise,
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\q2 more wise than seven men who are known for their insight.
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\v 17 Someone who walks by a dog lying on the ground, who then reaches down and pulls its ears;
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\q2 he is like someone who hears an argument as he is walking by,
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\q2 and he gets involved, and becomes angry
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\q2 and then he takes sides and joins in—
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\q2 even though he had nothing to do with it.
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\v 18 Who is like an insane person who shoots burning arrows in every direction?
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\q2 One who lies to his neighbor!
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\q2 He makes an excuse to his neighbor and tells him,
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\q2 "I was only joking;"
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\q2 but just like the madman's arrows,
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\q2 what he said has set everything on fire.
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\v 20 The fire goes out when there is no more wood to burn;
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\q2 and so arguments stop when no one is gossipping.
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\v 21 As charcoal can ignite into burning coal and a log of wood into a fire;
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\q2 so the one who argues sets anger ablaze.
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\v 22 The gossip tells stories that are like sweet treats to eat;
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\q2 people eat them like candy until they are filled.
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\v 23 A shining glaze applied with great heat, covers the clay pot,
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\q2 and that is like the firey words that cover an evil heart.
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\v 24 The one who is filled with hate, by the words he speaks, he hides his true feelings;
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\q2 and he stores up more and more lies within himself.
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\v 25 He may speak kind words, but you should not believe them,
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\q2 because deep within him is everything that Yahweh despises.
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\v 26 Even though he covers up his hatred by his lies,
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\q2 everyone will realize how wicked he is.
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\v 27 One who digs a pit will fall into it;
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\q2 and a stone rolls back on the one who tried to push it up a hill.
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\v 28 The one who lies hates the people he destroys;
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\q2 just as much as the person who uses flattery causes terrible destruction.
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